Air inducing device for air conditioner and air supply control method for air conditioner

ABSTRACT

An air inducing device for an air conditioner and an air supply control method to resolve user discomfort. The device includes an inducing member and an air storage member communicating with an air supply port, and the inducing member has an air inlet and an air outlet; an air inducing panel is provided at the air inlet, and the air inducing panel has a plurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet panel is provided at the air outlet, and the air outlet panel has a plurality of air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure is provided between the air storage member and the inducing member, and the air speed increasing structure forms a negative pressure in the inducing member to allow indoor air to enter f and mix with air discharged before entering the room, so that the temperature of blown air is closer to room temperature.

FIELD

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of airconditioners, and specifically provides an air inducing device for anair conditioner and an air supply control method for an air conditioner.

BACKGROUND

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, peoplehave also put forward higher and higher requirements on the livingenvironment. In order to maintain a comfortable ambient temperature, anair conditioner has become an indispensable apparatus in people's lives.In recent years, as the air conditioning technology becomes increasinglymature, users have also put forward higher and higher requirements onthe comprehensive performance of the air conditioner. Taking the airsupply mode of the air conditioner as an example, air is supplied in adirect blowing manner in all existing air conditioners. A larger windspeed can help speed up the heat exchange rate of the air conditioner.However, the wind in this situation is very strong, and either cold airor hot air will strongly impinge on the user directly, which can easilycause discomfort to the user, and even easily cause air-conditioningdisease; whereas a small wind speed can easily affect the heat exchangeefficiency of the air conditioner, thereby causing the heat exchangespeed of the air conditioner to become slow, which in turn affects theuser experience during heat exchange.

Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a new air inducing devicefor an air conditioner and an air supply control method for an airconditioner to solve the above problems.

SUMMARY

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem in the related art, thatis, to solve the problem that the air supply mode of existing airconditioners can easily cause discomfort to the user, the presentdisclosure provides an air inducing device for an air conditioner; theair conditioner includes an indoor unit, and the indoor unit includes anair supply port; the air inducing device includes an inducing member andan air storage member communicating with the air supply port, and theinducing member is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; an airinducing panel is provided at the air inlet, and the air inducing panelis provided with a plurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet panelis provided at the air outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided witha plurality of air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure isprovided between the air storage member and the inducing member, and theair speed increasing structure is configured to form a negative pressurein the inducing member to allow indoor air to enter from the airinducing holes and mix with air discharged from the air speed increasingstructure before entering the room through the air outlet holes.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing device forthe air conditioner, the air inducing holes have a through holestructure in which a middle part is narrowed and both ends are expanded.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing device forthe air conditioner, the air inlet includes a first air inlet, a secondair inlet, and a third air inlet, and the air inducing panel includes afirst air inducing panel, a second air inducing panel and a third airinducing panel; wherein the first air inducing panel, the second airinducing panel and the third air inducing panel are disposed at thefirst air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air inletrespectively.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing device forthe air conditioner, a first air blocking member is provided at thefirst air inlet, and the first air blocking member is capable of closingthe first air inlet; and/or, a third air blocking member is provided atthe third air inlet, and the third air blocking member is capable ofclosing the third air inlet.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing device forthe air conditioner, each of the numbers of the first air inlet, thesecond air inlet and the third air inlet is two, wherein the first airinlets, the second air inlets and the third air inlets are connected insequence in the same direction to form two sets of air inlets, and theair outlet is disposed between the two sets of air inlets.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air inducing device forthe air conditioner, the plurality of air inducing holes and/or theplurality of air outlet holes are distributed in a rectangular array.

The present disclosure also provides an air supply control method for anair conditioner having an air inducing device; the air conditionerincludes an indoor unit, and the indoor unit includes an air supplyport; the air inducing device includes an inducing member and an airstorage member communicating with the air supply port, and the inducingmember is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; an air inducingpanel is provided at the air inlet, and the air inducing panel isprovided with a plurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet panel isprovided at the air outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided with aplurality of air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure isprovided between the air storage member and the inducing member, and theair speed increasing structure is configured to form a negative pressurein the inducing member to allow indoor air to enter from the airinducing holes and mix with air discharged from the air speed increasingstructure before entering the room through the air outlet holes; the airinlet includes a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and a third airinlet; when the air inducing device is installed in place, the first airinlet, the second air inlet and the third air inlet are sequentiallydisposed from top to bottom; the air supply control method includes:obtaining indoor temperature; and controlling opening and closing statesof the first air inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoortemperature.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air supply controlmethod, the step of “controlling opening and closing states of the firstair inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature”includes: controlling the first air inlet to be closed and the third airinlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is lower than or equal toa first preset temperature.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air supply controlmethod, the step of “controlling opening and closing states of the firstair inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature”further includes: controlling the first air inlet to be opened and thethird air inlet to be closed, if the indoor temperature is higher thanor equal to a second preset temperature; wherein the second presettemperature is higher than the first preset temperature.

In a preferred technical solution of the above air supply controlmethod, the step of “controlling opening and closing states of the firstair inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperature”further includes: controlling both the first air inlet and the third airinlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is higher than the firstpreset temperature and lower than the second present temperature.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that in thetechnical solutions of the present disclosure, the air conditioner ofthe present disclosure includes an indoor unit, the indoor unit includesan air supply port, and the air after heat exchange in the indoor unitis blown out through the air supply port; the air inducing device of thepresent disclosure includes an inducing member and an air storage membercommunicating with the air supply port, and the inducing member isprovided with an air inlet and an air outlet; an air inducing panel isprovided at the air inlet, and the air inducing panel is provided with aplurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet panel is provided at theair outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided with a plurality of airoutlet holes; an air speed increasing structure is provided between theair storage member and the inducing member, and the air speed increasingstructure is configured to form a negative pressure in the inducingmember to allow indoor air to enter from the air inducing holes and mixwith air discharged from the air speed increasing structure beforeentering the room through the air outlet holes. With the arrangement ofthe air speed increasing structure in the present disclosure, a negativepressure can be formed in the inducing member so that the indoor air isintroduced into the inducing member and then blown out after mixing withthe air after heat exchange. Further, by providing the air inducingpanel and providing a plurality of air inducing holes in the airinducing panel, an air inducing effect of the air inducing device iseffectively improved. The air after heat exchange in the indoor unitexchanges heat with the indoor air for the first time in the inducingmember, so that the temperature of the air blown out of the air outletholes is closer to room temperature, thereby effectively ensuring theuser's comfortable heat exchange experience; in this case, even if theindoor unit runs at the maximum wind speed, it will not cause discomfortto the user, so that the user's heat exchange experience can also beimproved maximally while effectively ensuring the heat exchange speed ofthe air conditioner.

Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present disclosure,the air inducing holes are configured to have a through hole structurein which the middle part is narrowed and both ends are expanded, the airinducing device of the present disclosure can realize the venturi effectbased on the structural characteristics of the air inducing holes, sothat the air inducing effect can be better realized by taking advantageof the venturi effect.

Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present disclosure,the present disclosure realizes an effective control of induced airvolume by providing the first air inlet, the second air inlet and thethird air inlet, thereby effectively controlling a mixing ratio of theair after heat exchange and the indoor air in the inducing member, andfurther better controlling the temperature of outflow air of the airinducing device.

Furthermore, in the preferred technical solution of the presentdisclosure, the present disclosure realizes the opening and closing ofthe first air inlet by providing the first air blocking member at thefirst air inlet, thereby achieving a control of the induced air volume;at the same time, the present disclosure also realizes the opening andclosing of the third air inlet by providing the third air blockingmember at the third air inlet, thereby achieving a better control of theinduced air volume.

Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present disclosure,two sets of the first air inlets, the second air inlets and the thirdair inlets are respectively connected in sequence in the same directionto form two sets of air inlets that are located on both sides of the airoutlet, so that a better air inducing effect can be realized by the airinducing device through the air inlets provided on both sides; moreover,by supplying air through the air outlet in the middle, the air supplyingeffect of the air inducing device is effectively improved.

Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present disclosure,the plurality of air inducing holes are distributed in a rectangulararray, so as to better realize the air inducing effect; at the sametime, the plurality of air outlet holes are also distributed in arectangular array, so as to effectively improve the air supplyingeffect.

In addition, it can also be understood by those skilled in the art thatbased on the air inducing device described in the above preferredembodiments, the present disclosure also provides an air supply controlmethod for an air conditioner having an air inducing device. In thispreferred technical solution, when the air inducing device is installedin place, the first air inlet, the second air inlet and the third airinlet are sequentially disposed from top to bottom; the air supplycontrol method includes: obtaining indoor temperature; and controllingopening and closing states of the first air inlet and the third airinlet according to the indoor temperature. The present disclosure judgesthe distribution of indoor heat according to the indoor temperature, andthen controls the opening and closing states of the first air inlet andthe third air inlet according to the distribution of the indoor heat, soas to effectively alleviate the problem of uneven distribution of theindoor heat.

Further, in the preferred technical solution of the present disclosure,if the indoor temperature is lower than or equal to the first presettemperature, it indicates that the indoor temperature is low. In thiscase, in order to effectively accelerate the increase of the indoortemperature, the air conditioner needs to reduce the induced air volumeof the air inducing device, thereby effectively raising the temperatureof outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid the problem ofuneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amount of coldair accumulating in a lower part of the room, the air conditionercontrols the first air inlet to be closed and the third air inlet to beopened, so that the air inducing device can introduce more air from thelower part of the room; therefore, the air conditioner can perform heatexchange more evenly to effectively improve user experience. If theindoor temperature is higher than or equal to the second presettemperature, it indicates that the indoor temperature is high. In thiscase, in order to effectively accelerate the decrease of the indoortemperature, the air conditioner needs to reduce the induced air volumeof the air inducing device, thereby effectively lowering the temperatureof outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid the problem ofuneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amount of hot airaccumulating in an upper part of the room, the air conditioner controlsthe first air inlet to be opened and the third air inlet to be closed,so that the air inducing device can introduce more air from the upperpart of the room; therefore, the air conditioner can perform heatexchange more evenly to improve the user's heat exchange experiencemaximally. In addition, if the indoor temperature is higher than thefirst preset temperature and lower than the second preset temperature,it indicates that the indoor temperature is still appropriate. In thiscase, the air conditioner controls both the first air inlet and thethird air inlet to be opened, so that the air after heat exchange canfully exchange heat with the indoor air before being blown out, therebyensuring the comfort of air supply to the greatest extent.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of an air inducing device of thepresent disclosure when an air inducing panel and an air outlet panelare not installed;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the air inducing device of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an overall structure of the airinducing panel and the air outlet panel of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an air inducing hole of the presentdisclosure; and

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the steps of a preferred embodiment of the airsupply control method of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described belowwith reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood bythose skilled in the art that these embodiments are only used to explainthe technical principles of the present disclosure, and are not intendedto limit the scope of protection of the present disclosure. For example,although various steps of the method of the present disclosure aredescribed in specific orders in the present application, these ordersare not limiting, and those skilled in the art can execute these stepsaccording to different orders without departing from the basicprinciples of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that in the description of the present disclosure,directional or positional relationships indicated by terms such as“upper”, “lower”, “left”, “right”, “inner” and “outer” are based on thedirectional or positional relationships shown in the drawings, unlessexplicitly specified and defined otherwise. They are merely used for theconvenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the deviceor element involved must have a specific orientation, or be configuredor operated in a specific orientation, and therefore they should not beconstrued as limiting the present disclosure. Meanwhile, terms“connect”, “connection” and “communication” should also be understood ina broad sense; for example, it may be a mechanical communication, or anelectrical communication; it may be a direct connection, or an indirectconnection implemented through an intermediate medium, or it may be aninternal communication between two elements. For those skilled in theart, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosurecan be understood according to specific situations. In addition, terms“first”, “second” and “third” are used for descriptive purpose only, andshould not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

First, reference is made to FIGS. 1 and 2, in which FIG. 1 is aschematic structural view of an air inducing device of the presentdisclosure when an air inducing panel and an air outlet panel are notinstalled, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the air inducingdevice of the present disclosure. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the airconditioner of the present disclosure includes an indoor unit (not shownin the drawings) and an air inducing device. The indoor unit includes anair supply port, through which the air after heat exchange with theindoor unit can be supplied, and the air inducing device includes an airstorage member 1 and an inducing member 2, wherein the air storagemember 1 is in communication with the air supply port so that the airafter heat exchange with the indoor unit can enter the air storagemember 1 through the air supply port. An air speed increasing structure3 is provided between the air storage member 1 and the inducing member2; the inducing member 2 is provided with two air inlets 21 and one airoutlet 22. Referring to the orientation in FIG. 2, the two air inlets 21are distributed on left and right sides of the inducing member 2, theair outlet 22 is disposed between the two air inlets 21, and the airspeed increasing structure 3 is configured to enable a negative pressureto be formed in the inducing member 2 so that the indoor air can enterthrough the air inlets 21 and mix with the air discharged from the airspeed increasing structure 3, and the air outlet 22 can discharge themixed air back into the room. It should be noted that the presentdisclosure does not impose any restrictions on the specific numbers,structures, and positional relationship of the air inlets 21 and the airoutlet 22, which may be set by those skilled in the art according toactual requirements on use.

Specifically, by connecting the air storage member 1 with the air supplyport, the present disclosure enables the cold or hot air blown from theindoor unit to first enter the air storage member 1, and then passthrough the air speed increasing structure 3 between the air storagemember 1 and the inducing members 2 before entering the inducing member2. When the cold or hot air passes through the air speed increasingstructure 3, a negative pressure is formed in the inducing member 2 andtherefore the indoor air can enter the inducing member 2 through the airinlets 21 on the left and right sides of the inducing member 2; the airentering the inducing member 2 exchanges heat with the cold or hot air,and then is discharged together back into the room through the airoutlet 22 of the inducing member 2. With such an arrangement, thepresent disclosure effectively avoids the problem that the cold or hotair blown from the indoor unit is directly discharged into the room tocause discomfort to the user. The air conditioner enables the cold orhot air to first exchange heat with the indoor air in the inducingmember 2, which are then discharged into the room together, so as toachieve the comfortable effect of feeling cool but not cold or warm butnot hot, thereby effectively improving the user experience during use.In addition, those skilled in the art can understand that they may setthe specific structure of the air storage member 1 according to actualrequirements on use; preferably, the air storage member 1 may beconfigured as a box-type air storage structure. Of course, the airstorage member 1 may also be configured as an air storage cylinder, anair storage cartridge, etc., as long as the air storage member 1 has anair storage function, and such adjustments and changes to the specificstructure of the air storage member 1 do not deviate from the principleand scope of the present disclosure. All these adjustments and changesshould be covered within the scope of protection of the presentdisclosure.

In addition, it should also be noted that those skilled in the art mayset the specific structure of the air speed increasing structure 3according to actual requirements on use; for example, the air speedincreasing structure 3 may be configured as a through hole structurehaving a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the air supply port.Of course, the air speed increasing structure 3 may also be anelectrical device having an air suctioning function, such as a fan. Whenthe air speed increasing structure 3 is a through hole structure havinga cross-sectional area smaller than that of the air supply port, sincethe volume of the cold or hot air passing through the air speedincreasing structure 3 is the same the volume of the cold or hot airpassing through the air supply port within the same time period, and thecross-sectional area of the air speed increasing structure 3 is smallerthan the cross-sectional area of the air supply port, the speed of thecold or hot air passing through the air speed increasing structure 3 islarger than the speed at which it passes through the air supply port,thereby achieving speed increase of the air and therefore enabling anegative pressure to be formed in the inducing member 2 to introduceindoor air into the inducing member 2.

Further preferably, the air inducing device further includes a heatstorage member 4 provided on the inducing member 2, and the heat storagemember 4 is disposed near the air outlet 22 so that the heat storagemember 4 can exchange heat with the air at the air outlet 22. The heatstorage member 4 is preferably a fin type heat accumulator, and the aircan exchange heat with the fin type heat accumulator when passingthrough the fin type heat accumulator. Of course, the heat storagemember 4 may also be set as other types of heat accumulators. Suchadjustments and changes to the specific type of the heat storage member4 do not deviate from the principle and scope of the present disclosure,and should be covered within the scope of protection of the presentdisclosure. At the same time, the heat storage member 4 may partiallycover the air outlet 22 or completely cover the air outlet 22, and thoseskilled in the art may set the coverage area by themselves according toactual requirements on use. Further, the air storage member 1 isprovided with a thermal insulation layer 5, and the present disclosureeffectively avoids energy loss through such an arrangement, therebyeffectively improving the heat exchange efficiency of the airconditioner. It should be noted that those skilled in the art may setthe arrangement the thermal insulation layer 5 by themselves accordingto requirements on use; for example, the thermal insulation layer 5 maybe disposed only on an inner wall of the air storage member 1, or thethermal insulation layer 5 may be disposed only on outer wall of the airstorage member 1 (as shown in FIG. 2), or alternatively, the thermalinsulation layer 5 may be disposed only on both the inner and outerwalls of the air storage member 1; moreover, the thermal insulationlayer 5 may be set as a thermal insulation film adhered on the airstorage member 1 (the thermal insulation film is shown FIG. 2), or itmay be set as a thermal insulation coating painted on the air storagemember 1, or alternatively, it may be a composite thermal insulationlayer consisting of both the thermal insulation coating and the thermalinsulation film, etc. Adjustments and changes to the specific positionand specific structural type of the thermal insulation layer 5 do notdeviate from the basic principles and scope of protection of the presentdisclosure, and should fall within the scope of protection of thepresent disclosure. In addition, in order to facilitate the connectionbetween the air storage member 1 and the air supply port, the airstorage member 1 is also provided with an air duct 6, and the airstorage member 1 communicates with the air supply port through the airduct 6; of course, those skilled in the art may also set the connectionmode of the air storage member 1 and the air supply port by themselvesaccording to actual requirements on use. Also, the air duct 6 and theair storage member 1 may be fixedly connected, and the air duct 6 andthe air storage member 1 may also be integrated; that is, those skilledin the art may flexibly set the specific connection mode of the air duct6 and the air storage member 1 in practical applications, as long as theair storage member 1 can communicate with the air supply port throughthe air duct 6.

Next, reference is made to FIG. 3, which is a schematic view showing anoverall structure of the air inducing panel and the air outlet panel ofthe present disclosure. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an air inducing panel23 is provided at each of the two air inlets 21 on the left and rightsides of the inducing member 2, and an air outlet panel 24 is providedat the air outlet 22; the air inducing panel 23 is provided with aplurality of air inducing holes, and the air outlet panel 24 is providedwith a plurality of air outlet holes. As a preferred embodiment, the airinducing hole has a through hole structure shown in FIG. 4 in which themiddle part is narrowed and both ends are expanded, so as to effectivelyenhance the air inducing effect; of course, this description is notrestrictive. The air inducing hole may also have a general straight holestructure, and those skilled in the art may set it by themselvesaccording to actual requirements on use. The present disclosure does notimpose any restrictions on the specific shapes of the air inducing holesand the air outlet holes. In addition, it should be noted that the thoseskilled in the art may set the distributions of the plurality of airinducing holes and the plurality of air outlet holes according to actualrequirements on use; preferably, the plurality of air inducing holes andthe plurality of air outlet holes are each distributed in a rectangulararray.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the preferred embodiment, the airinducing panel 23 includes a first air inducing panel 231, a second airinducing panel 232, and a third air inducing panel 233, and each of thenumbers of the first air inducing panel 231, the second air inducingpanel 232 and the third air inducing panel 233 is two. Referring to theorientation in FIG. 3, the first air inducing panel 231, the second airinducing panel 232 and the third air inducing panel 233 disposed on theleft side of the air outlet panel 24 are connected in sequence from topto bottom, and the second air inducing panel 232 and the third airinducing panel 233 disposed on the right side of the air outlet panel 24are also connected in sequence from top to bottom; the air outlet panel24 is disposed between the two sets of air inducing panels. It should benoted that although the air outlet panel and the plurality of airinducing panels in this preferred embodiment are provided integrally, itis obvious that some or all of the air outlet panel and the plurality ofair inducing panels may also be provided independently, as long as theair inducing panels and the air outlet panel can cover the correspondingair inlets and air outlet respectively when they are installed in place.In this preferred embodiment, although only one air outlet and two airinlets are provided on the inducing member 2, when the air inducingpanels 23 and the air outlet panel 24 are installed in place, thecorresponding spaces below the first air inducing panel 231, the secondair inducing panel 232 and the third air inducing panel 233 are each anair inlet respectively, that is, the three air inlets are completelycommunicated. At this time, the air inducing panels 23 is divided intosix parts, which correspond to the six air inlets below respectively; ofcourse, the six air inlets are all communicated with each other, andeach of them can introduce indoor air into the inducing member 2 formixing with the air after the heat exchange. The air outlet panel 24covers the heat storage member 4. An air inducing cavity is formedbetween the air inducing panels 23 and the inducing member 2, and an airoutlet cavity is formed between the air outlet panel 24 and the inducingmember 2. The air inducing cavity communicates with the air storagemember 1 through the air speed increasing structure 3, and communicateswith the air outlet cavity through the air outlet 22. In addition, itshould be noted that although in this preferred embodiment, the firstair inlet corresponding to the first air inducing panel 231, the secondair inlet corresponding to the second air inducing panel 232 and thethird air inlet corresponding to the third air inducing panel 233 areconnected into one piece, it is obvious that the first air inlet, thesecond air inlet and the third air inlet may also be provided as threeindependent cavities, as long as the air inlet can communicate with theair outlet 22.

Further, as a preferred embodiment, a first air blocking member (notshown in the figure) is provided at the first air inducing panel 231,and the first air blocking member can close the first air inlet. Thatis, the air inducing holes provided on the first air inducing panel 231no longer introduce air. It should be noted that those skilled in theart may set the structure of the first air blocking member by themselvesaccording to actual requirements on use; preferably, the first airblocking member may be set as a structure similar to a shutter. Ofcourse, the first air blocking member may also be configured as amovable baffle, as long as the first air blocking member can close thefirst air inlet. At the same time, a third air blocking member (notshown in the figure) is provided at the third air inducing panel 233,and the third air blocking member can close the third air inlet. Thatis, the air inducing holes provided on the third air inducing panel 233no longer introduce air. It should also be noted that those skilled inthe art may set the specific structure of the third air blocking memberby themselves according to actual requirements on use; preferably, thethird air blocking member may be set as a structure similar to ashutter. Of course, the third air blocking member may also be configuredas a movable baffle, as long as the third air blocking member can closethe third air inlet. In addition, those skilled in the art canunderstand that although the air inducing device in the preferredembodiment includes the first air blocking member and the third airblocking member, this is not restrictive, and those skilled in the artcan set by themselves according to actual requirements on use.

Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, when the air inducing device isinstalled in place, the air inducing panels 23 and the air outlet panel24 are each disposed in a vertical direction, and the first air inducingpanel 231, the second air inducing panel 232 and the third air inducingpanel 233 are disposed in sequence in the vertical direction from top tobottom; that is, the first air inlet corresponding to the first airinducing panel 231, the second air inlet corresponding to the second airinducing panel 232 and the third air inlet corresponding to the thirdair inducing panel 233 are disposed in sequence from top to bottom. Itshould be noted that the present disclosure does not impose anyrestrictions on the installation method of the air inducing device, andthose skilled in the art may set the specific installation method bythemselves according to actual requirements on use. In addition, the airconditioner further includes an indoor temperature sensor and acontroller. The indoor temperature sensor can detect the indoortemperature, the controller can obtain the indoor temperature detectedby the indoor temperature sensor, and the controller can also controlthe operating condition of the air conditioner; for example, thecontroller controls the action of the first air blocking member and theaction of the third air blocking member. Those skilled in the art canunderstand that the present disclosure does not impose any restrictionson the specific structure and model of the controller, and thecontroller may be the original controller of the air conditioner, or itmay be a controller separately provided for implementing the air supplycontrol method of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art mayset the structure and model of the controller by themselves according toactual requirements on use.

Next, reference is made to FIG. 5, which is a flowchart of the steps ofa preferred embodiment of the air supply control method of the presentdisclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, based on the air conditioner and the airinducing device described in the above preferred embodiments, apreferred embodiment of the air supply control method of the presentdisclosure specifically includes the following steps:

S101: obtaining indoor temperature;

S102: controlling opening and closing states of the first air inlet andthe third air inlet according to the indoor temperature;

S103: controlling the first air inlet to be closed and the third airinlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is lower than or equal toa first preset temperature;

S104: controlling both the first air inlet and the third air inlet to beopened, if the indoor temperature is higher than the first presettemperature and lower than a second present temperature; and

S105: controlling the first air inlet to be opened and the third airinlet to be closed, if the indoor temperature is higher than or equal tothe second preset temperature.

Further, in step S101, the controller can obtain the indoor temperaturethrough the indoor temperature sensor; of course, this method ofobtaining the indoor temperature is not restrictive, and the controllermay also use an external temperature sensor to obtain the indoortemperature, as long as the indoor temperature can be obtained by thecontroller. Next, in step S102, the controller can control the openingand closing states of the first air inlet and the third air inletaccording to the obtained indoor temperature; it should be noted thatthe present disclosure does not impose any restrictions on the specificcontrol method thereof; as long as the controller can control theopening and closing states of the first air inlet and the third airinlet through the indoor temperature, any control method will belong tothe scope of protection of the present disclosure. In addition, itshould be noted that in this preferred embodiment, the second air inletis normally opened, that is, the second air inlet is always opened, soas to ensure the air inducing effect of the air inducing device moreeffectively; but this is not restrictive. Obviously, the presentdisclosure may not be provided with the second air inlet.

Further, in step S103, if the controller judges that the obtained indoortemperature is lower than or equal to the first preset temperature, itindicates that the indoor temperature at this point is relatively low.In this case, in order to effectively accelerate the increase of theindoor temperature, the air conditioner needs to reduce the induced airvolume of the air inducing device, thereby effectively raising thetemperature of outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid theproblem of uneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amountof cold air accumulating in a lower part of the room, the airconditioner controls the first air inlet to be closed and the third airinlet to be opened, so that the air inducing device can introduce moreair from the lower part of the room; therefore, the air conditioner canperform heat exchange more evenly to effectively improve userexperience. Specifically, the controller can control the first airblocking member to block the first air inlet, so that the indoor aircannot be introduced by the air inducing device through the air inducingholes provided in the first air inducing panels 231; at the same time,the controller can also control the third air blocking member to nolonger block the third air inlet, so that the indoor air can beintroduced by the air inducing device through the air inducing holesprovided in the third air inducing panels 233. In this case, the airinducing device can introduce indoor air through the air inducing holesprovided in the second air inducing panels 232 and the third airinducing panels 233; that is, the air inducing device can mainlyintroduce the air in the lower part of the room. In addition, it shouldbe noted that those skilled in the art may set the specific value of thefirst preset temperature by themselves according to the actual usesituation, as long as the indoor cold air will accumulate in the lowerpart when the indoor temperature is lower than or equal to the firstpreset temperature.

Further, in step S104, if the controller judges that the obtained indoortemperature is higher than the first preset temperature and lower thanthe second preset temperature, it indicates that the indoor temperatureat this point is appropriate. In this case, in order to effectivelyincrease the induced air volume of the air inducing device, the airconditioner controls both the first air inlet and the third air inlet tobe opened, so that the air after heat exchange can fully exchange heatwith a large amount of indoor air before being blown out, therebyensuring the comfort of air supply to the greatest extent. Specifically,the controller can control the first air blocking member to no longerblock the first air inlet and control the third air blocking member tono longer block the third air inlet; in this case, the air inducingdevice can introduce the indoor air through the air inducing holesprovided in the first air inducing panel 231, the air inducing holesprovided in the second air inducing panel 232 and the air inducing holesprovided in the third air inducing panel 233 altogether, so as toeffectively increase the induced air volume of the air inducing device.

Further, in step S105, if the controller judges that the obtained indoortemperature is higher than or equal to the second preset temperature, itindicates that the indoor temperature at this point is relatively high.In this case, in order to effectively accelerate the decrease of theindoor temperature, the air conditioner needs to reduce the induced airvolume of the air inducing device, thereby effectively lowering thetemperature of outflow air; at the same time, in order to also avoid theproblem of uneven heat distribution in the room caused by a large amountof hot air accumulating in an upper part of the room, the airconditioner controls the first air inlet to be opened and the third airinlet to be closed, so that the air inducing device can introduce moreair from the upper part of the room; therefore, the air conditioner canperform heat exchange more evenly to improve the user's heat exchangeexperience maximally. Specifically, the controller does not control thefirst air blocking member to block the first air inlet, so that theindoor air can be introduced by the air inducing device through the airinducing holes provided in the first air inducing panels 231; at thesame time, the controller can also control the third air blocking memberto block the third air inlet, so that the indoor air cannot beintroduced by the air inducing device through the air inducing holesprovided in the third air inducing panels 233. In this case, the airinducing device can introduce indoor air through the air inducing holesprovided in the first air inducing panels 231 and the second airinducing panels 232; that is, the air inducing device can mainlyintroduce the air in the upper part of the room. In addition, it shouldbe noted that those skilled in the art may set the specific value of thesecond preset temperature by themselves according to the actual usesituation, as long as the indoor hot air will accumulate in the upperpart when the indoor temperature is higher than or equal to the secondpreset temperature.

Hitherto, the technical solutions of the present disclosure have beendescribed in conjunction with the preferred embodiments shown in theaccompanying drawings, but it is easily understood by those skilled inthe art that the scope of protection of the present disclosure isobviously not limited to these specific embodiments. Without departingfrom the principle of the present disclosure, those skilled in the artcan make equivalent changes or replacements to relevant technicalfeatures, and the technical solutions after these changes orreplacements will fall within the scope of protection of the presentdisclosure.

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 11. An air inducing device for an air conditioner, theair conditioner comprising an indoor unit, and the indoor unitcomprising an air supply port, and the air inducing device comprises aninducing member and an air storage member communicating with the airsupply port; the inducing member is provided with an air inlet and anair outlet; an air inducing panel is provided at the air inlet, and theair inducing panel is provided with a plurality of air inducing holes;an air outlet panel is provided at the air outlet, and the air outletpanel is provided with a plurality of air outlet holes; and an air speedincreasing structure is provided between the air storage member and theinducing member, and the air speed increasing structure is configured toform a negative pressure in the inducing member to allow indoor air toenter from the air inducing holes and mix with air discharged from theair speed increasing structure before entering the room through the airoutlet holes.
 12. The air inducing device according to claim 11, whereinthe air inducing holes have a through hole structure in which a middlepart is narrowed and both ends are expanded.
 13. The air inducing deviceaccording to claim 11, wherein the air inlet comprises a first airinlet, a second air inlet, and a third air inlet, and the air inducingpanel comprises a first air inducing panel, a second air inducing paneland a third air inducing panel; and the first air inducing panel, thesecond air inducing panel and the third air inducing panel are disposedat the first air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air inletrespectively.
 14. The air inducing device according to claim 13, whereina first air blocking member is provided at the first air inlet, and thefirst air blocking member is capable of closing the first air inlet;and/or a third air blocking member is provided at the third air inlet,and the third air blocking member is capable of closing the third airinlet.
 15. The air inducing device according to claim 14, wherein thereare two of each of the first air inlet, the second air inlet and thethird air inlet; and the two first air inlets, the two second air inletsand the two third air inlets are connected in sequence in the samedirection to form two sets of air inlets, and the air outlet is disposedbetween the two sets of air inlets.
 16. The air inducing deviceaccording to claim 11, wherein the plurality of air inducing holesand/or the plurality of air outlet holes are distributed in arectangular array.
 17. An air supply control method for an airconditioner having an air inducing device, the air conditionercomprising an indoor unit, and the indoor unit comprising an air supplyport; and the air inducing device comprising an inducing member and anair storage member communicating with the air supply port, and theinducing member is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; an airinducing panel is provided at the air inlet, and the air inducing panelis provided with a plurality of air inducing holes; an air outlet panelis provided at the air outlet, and the air outlet panel is provided witha plurality of air outlet holes; an air speed increasing structure isprovided between the air storage member and the inducing member, and theair speed increasing structure is configured to form a negative pressurein the inducing member to allow indoor air to enter from the airinducing holes and mix with air discharged from the air speed increasingstructure before entering the room through the air outlet holes; whereinthe air inlet comprises a first air inlet, a second air inlet, and athird air inlet; when the air inducing device is installed in place, thefirst air inlet, the second air inlet and the third air inlet aresequentially disposed from top to bottom; the air supply control methodcomprises: obtaining indoor temperature; and controlling opening andclosing states of the first air inlet and the third air inlet accordingto the indoor temperature.
 18. The air supply control method accordingto claim 17, wherein the controlling of opening and closing states ofthe first air inlet and the third air inlet according to the indoortemperature comprises: controlling the first air inlet to be closed andthe third air inlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is lowerthan or equal to a first preset temperature.
 19. The air supply controlmethod according to claim 18, wherein the controlling of opening andclosing states of the first air inlet and the third air inlet accordingto the indoor temperature further comprises: controlling the first airinlet to be opened and the third air inlet to be closed, if the indoortemperature is higher than or equal to a second preset temperature;wherein the second preset temperature is higher than the first presettemperature.
 20. The air supply control method according to claim 19,wherein the controlling of opening and closing states of the first airinlet and the third air inlet according to the indoor temperaturefurther comprises: controlling both the first air inlet and the thirdair inlet to be opened, if the indoor temperature is higher than thefirst preset temperature and lower than the second present temperature.